SUSANNE VAN LIESHOUT Dutch, residing in Yangon (Myanmar) since September 2014. Email: sli@mdf.nl. Tel +95 (0) 250224076
SENIOR TRAINER AND CONSULTANT .
KEY QUALIFICATIONS Ms. Van Lieshout has 20 years of experience in the overseas development sector working with various UN and other international organizations in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. She has developed an all-round management expertise in the following fields:
Training - design and deliver modules on Project Cycle Management, Training of Trainers (TOT), Monitoring systems, Logical frameworks, Conducting Evaluations, Proposal & Report Writing, Advocacy & Lobbying, Leadership, Negotiation Skills, Presentation Skills. Project and Strategy design - designing strategies, projects, programmes, partnerships Facilitation - workshops, strategic planning, organizational assessments, staff retreats & team buildings. Reviews and evaluation - mid-term reviews, end-of-project evaluations, impact assessments Monitoring systems - designing indicators and systems to measure progress. Research - rapid appraisals, quantitative, qualitative and formative research, baseline and endline surveys. Writing - reports, manuals, proposals, guides, publications, weblogs. Coaching - career and life coach.
A strong believer in inclusive and innovative approaches, she applies participatory approaches that consult and include stakeholders at all stages of program cycles. She has excellent multi-lingual writing and reporting skills. She is motivated and results-driven in all her work approaches as well as through her personal work-ethics. REGION / COUNTRY EXPERIENCE Her country experience comes from four continents (Africa, Asia, Europe, Caribbean). She has trained over 1,000 staff members from UN agencies, INGOS, NGOs, CBOs and Ministries in 25 countries (Sri Lanka, India, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, Malawi, Madagascar, Ghana, Senegal, Uganda, Morocco, Trinidad & Tobago, Belize, St Lucia, Cuba, Surinam, Netherlands). SECTOR EXPERIENCE Through multiple consultancies she has built up solid specific knowledge on a cross section of sectors, including education, gender, Hiv & Aids, maternal and child health, family planning, agriculture and rural development, governance, enterprise development and WASH. CLIENTS Ms van Lieshout has worked with a large range of clients, including multilateral and UN Agencies (e.g. EU, UNDP, WHO, UNICEF, ILO, UNESCO), bilateral organisations (USAID, GTZ, JICA, DFID) , INGOs (CARE, PSI, World Vision, VSO, Red Cross, JSO, MSH), Ministries, Private sector companies and national NGOs and CBOs. EDUCATION Ms van Lieshout hold a Master's Degree in International & Socio Cultural Development (1996 - Amsterdam) and a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration & Communication (1993 - Utrecht). ref:CV SvL Mar 2015
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